Life

What Went Down Wednesday: Bras, Banks and Bikes, Yikes!

Welcome to another edition of What Went Down Wednesday. Can you guess what the day began with? You got it. 3:30 am- Another fab pumping sesh. Play on phone. All done. 6:45- Wake up, go out to the living room and tidy up a bit. 6:50- Hubby comes home from the gym…. with McDonalds. Hmm….counterproductive? […]

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Life

Recipe For Annoying Your Hubby

Do you want to know how you can thoroughly annoy your husband? Let me tell you. The weekend after one of the most important/busiest/most stressful week’s of his career, you and The Hubby need to take an overnight trip to the “big city” to visit family, spend some time together and “unwind.” After dropping the […]

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Life

What Would YOU Do With….?? (Giveaway!!!)

How does free lunch with your special someone sound? Or how about a free date-night at the movies, popcorn  and soda included? Or how does a third-tank (depending on vehicle) of gas sound? Or a new shirt at the mall? (We’re not talking at the Gap here, maybe Forever 21.) What about five foot-long sandwiches […]

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DIY

Homemade Playdough- Great Toddler/Young Child Activity!

Being kept indoors due to cold weather or napping little brothers isn’t always fun, so one afternoon Gwyn and I made Playdough. It was easier than I thought it would be, so I tried two different recipes to see if there was any difference. Both recipes came from this website, and one definitely worked better than the […]

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A Week (or two) of Failures

I usually share recipes and activities that work well for our family. But, maybe we can learn a thing or two from my failures… what NOT to make, what NOT to do, what NOT to eat and so on. I worked at a restaurant back in college that served beet chips on one of their […]

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Life

New Blog Name & GIVEAWAY! Free Money, Honey!

When I originally began this blog, I thought I would predominantly write about my baking adventures with a little crafting and family life on the side. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeell. It’s been a while now and it is clear that this is not a baking blog. It LOOKS like a baking blog. The name SOUNDS like a baking […]

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Life

I Went Over to the Dark Side…

It had been over four months since I had gotten my hair cut. FOUR MONTHS! With straight, highlighted hair, that is just not okay!! My ends were horrendous and I can’t even get myself to talk about the growth. I mean, LOOK AT THAT! But as a new mom of two, I just couldn’t find the time […]

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